Selector calling system



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SELECTOR CALLING SYSTEM 5 Sheefs-$heet 2 Filed April 21, 1948 INVEN TOR.Z0 (0- bfiafi A T TOR/1Q Y Aug. 7, 1951 wv w. MCGOFFIN SELECTOR CALLINGSYSTEM 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 21, 1948 INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 7, 1951 SELECTOR CALLING SYSTEM William Walter McGofiin,New York, N. Y., as-

signor of one-third to S. Stephen Baker, New

York, N. Y.

Application April 21, 1948, Serial No. 22,397

8 Claims. (Cl. 177-353) This invention relates to a selector apparatusproviding selective calling or ringing of telephone circuits or the likein association with a conventional radio telephone system.

The invention comprehends the use of a great number of individualselector units, the number running into the thousands or even millions,and wherein one or more may be called or operated throughthe use ofsimplified pre-selector banks installed at the site of the unit. It isdesirable to have a selector" apparatus of the above type which willprovide a great number of combina tions in the nature of a telephoneexchange so that a comprehensive system can be set up and radio dialnumbers assigned. The instant ap paratus although simple, is capable ofproviding thislarge number of combinations so as to avoid duplicationsof numbers nothwithstanding the scopeof the system.

It is another object of this invention to provide such a device whereingroup calling is facilitated in that the caller'may conveniently selectand ring various unitsso as to be connected thereto, the particulargroups being selectable in various combinations by the remote operator.

- Still another object of this invention is to provide a system ofselector units each of which may be readilyset up to respond to aspecific call or dial number by the use of various switches provided onthepanel, the switches being manually operated to lore-select thedesired call. Associated 'withthisobje'ct is the provision of such unitsof small size and weight so as to be suitable for portability or likeuses as Well as reduction of complexity and reduced expense ofmanufacture. 'A' further object of this invention is the provision of adiscriminating time delay circuit which protects each selector unit fromunnecessary operation and constant random operation by static pulses ortransient disturbances. This provision is helpful in insuring long life,minimum servicingarid reliable operation of the apparatus. I Stillanother obje'ctof this invention is the further provision of means totransmit information of a predeterminednature which is employedinronjunctionrwith the ringing of the desired station. For'example, thestation may be capable of operating on many carrier frequencies so as toI provide multiple channels. Accordingly, the instant system may bearranged to not only call the desired remote station but tosimultaneously indicate the particular frequency which it desires.theremote'station-to use when answering. Thus, the station may becalled on a uniform, normal frequency while conversationimay beconducted zonaone ofa*s r es:of message fr quenciess Other objects of myinvention include remote operation of electrical loads through the radiotelephone system disclosed, such remote operation permitting a varietyof circuits to be selec* tively closed. by a central operation.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a similar view but illustrating a modified embodiment as wherefurther information is supplied together with the alarm.

Fig. 3 is a further modified embodiment for turning various circuits onor oil.

The apparatus may be operated through a low or audio frequency tonecomprising the modulation on a radio frequency carrier. Thus, theapparatus may be used in conjunction with a receiver and demodulator soas to feed the audio tone to the wires III and II. It is evident,however, that the signals of inaudible frequencies may be employed. f

The signals are applied through a tone filter I2 of conventional form soas to largely eliminate undesired frequencies and are then passedthrough the relay winding I3. Contacts I4 and I5 are normally closed,but upon energization, contact or armature I5 is attracted so as to meetcontact I6. Contact I5 is connected to the positive source of potentialI'I through wire I8, selector arm I9, selector bank 20 and wire 2I.

Attraction of contact I5 energizes relay winding 22 through the wire 22ato ground, ground being the negative terminal.

Winding 22 represents a slow closing and slow releasing relay, suchfunction avoiding random operation as from transient disturbances. Theremote operator or transmitter will first turn on its tone so as totransmit the tone modulated wave. This tone transmission will bepermitted to continue uninterrupted for the closing time constant ofwinding 22 so as to permit it to close. This may be one second or ashigh as ten or more seconds. The relay incorporating winding 22 isfurther slow releasing so as not to fall out during normal toneinterruptions on dialing th number as will be hereinafter set forth.

Energization of winding 22 attracts contact or armature 23 to contact 24so as to feed the dial pulses to the stepper winding 25 representing thestepper relay. It should be observed here that the dial pulses areactually the interruptions of the dialing signal. With each interruptionof the signal, armature I5 engages contact I4 and supplies power throughcontacts 23 and 24 to the stepper 25, the winding 22 maintainingelectrical connection between contacts 23 and 24 by virtue of its slowreleasing operation.

Operation of stepper Z5 attracts armature 2B againstthe action of spring21 so as to pivot the armature 26 and rotate the toothed wheel 28through be1l-crank action of the arm 28 against the teeth of Wheel 28.Arm 30 is fixed to the shaft of wheel 28 so as to rotate therewith.Accordinglyi' each timestepper 25-? is energizedarm 30 will lie-advancedone-step.

At the same time that stepper 25 is energized,

relays 3| and 32 are likewise energized through.

the wire 33. Both relays 3! and 32 are slow to release, with relay 32having a slightly longer delay in releasing. For example, relay 3] mayhave .1 second release time while relay 32: may have a .15 secondrelease time. The delayed releasing time of relay 3| is provided. toprevent its dropping out between impulses of a dialed in its initialorstarti'ng; position biases conr tact." 3-1 downwardly so thatactuation or stepping of arm 38 effects. electrical contact between31:.and 3.8; The positive: potential: is; transmitted. at thesend ofadialed; digit. through contact 34;; wire39, .armatureor contact 41?;contact i'l,

wire 42;. arm: 3.0 toone of the'contacts 5.! to: 513 depending upon theposition of. the. arm as.

Assuming-the digit 5 isbthe first: dialed numher, the arm3fl will beactuated: by five; impulses and will reach a first rest positiononzcontact 55'. Assume. further that the: apparatus is set to receive:and. accept the digit 5 which is: acc0m- "plished by'manuallysetting:theswitch arm 62 to "the No.5 position- Accordingly, the. positivepotentiali which was present on. arm. 30' continues through. contact 55;wire 6|,.selector switch. arm 62:,xwire: 6.3, stepper: contact: 64,.stepper arm 65, andswi're 65:,to; stepper relay 61- so as to energize itcooking the armature HI so as to advance the arm 65from the firstcontact. 64 to the second contact 69: atthe-end of thepulsation when thearmature 10 returns. Each. stepper. switch in.-

cludes a coiled return spring. 68 which urges the toothed wheels and.stepper arms; to starting position- -Itwill. be. observed therefore thatthe stepper contacts of. the.- stepper: relay 5! electrically connectthe twostepper. switches through the pre-settable or combinationselectingswitches.

; -Eoth. stepper switches areconventional-types such as. produced; byAutomatic Electric. Mfg.-Co.,

01*(12- ClareYands C01, both: of: Chicago, Ill. In

the: first embodiment shown, the. second stepper switch,i..whichiincludes actuating. relay 61, has

three operating levels of. radially arranged conl tacts; the first levelbeing traversed. by arm 65. The other levels serve purposes to behereinafter described.

- Relay 51 includes the mechanical armature l0 of wheel 13 each timerelay 6'! is energized, and at the end of the pulsation, the wheel andits is provided for mechanically re-setting the stepper arms byactuating armature 80a which is Whenrelay 61 becomes energized, armature15 engages contact' 'l'6 so as to lock: the relay 6T in its energizedstate through the contacts 34 and 35 which are now engaged, relay 6!thus receiving positive potential through contact 35. At the same time,armature 11 leaves contact 18 so as. not. to energize the reset relay 80through wire 81 when relay 32 releases. In other words, the release of"relay 32 will reset the stepper arm unlessrelay 6'? has been energizedso as to separate ll and 18. Inasmuch as relay 6'? is only energizedwhen the correct impulse is received in accordance with the setting ofswitch arms 621.85. etc., it: willbe evident that'the. release of relay32" will only produce a. re-set when an undesired-digit is received.

When relay 32 releases-,. its armature 40 meets contact 19 so as tosupply itspositive potential to wire 8.25 and reset relay 43.Accordingly, the arm 30- will. be reset at-the end of the digit so astogawait the: reception of the next digit. The return of switch arm 30opens the contacts 31 and 38 so; asto remove power from armature 31 tocontact 35 as well as all the; succeeding circuits; This. action.further releases the electrical lock on relay 61 which then advances.arm 65' by the action above-described.

The apparatus is now'ready to'accept the secondse uence-of impulses. orinterruptions thereswitch arms 33 and 6.5 to-the relay. 6'! and theconnected arm- 65 is advanced. 'Re-set coil 8ll-:-.

; stepper arm 65 will not be advanced. Similarly,

since contacts; 11- and. T8 areengaged,v reset. 80. is

operated together with reset 43 whencontacts 40 cuits during theinterval. after each dialed. digit and before the. next; digit. isdialed. These relay circuits. provide momentary actuating impulses, thefirst momentary impulse being a steppingimpulse to. the. second'stepper.switch relay 61 so.= as to. advance the stepper wheel. 1.3 and itsconnected arm. 6.5-. Thisoccurs only if the dialed digit: con.- iormstov the; pro-selected setting as hereinabove described. g

The: second; momentary impulse is a. resetting impulse returning. thefirst stepper switchto tarting. position and further returning" thesecond stepper switch to. starting position along with the first stepperwhenever a dialed digit'does not conform to the pre-set sequence ofcharacters-in the code signal. The econd stepper switch: is furtherreset as hereinafter described Whenever it has not reached. the finalcircuit and the dialing tone is discontinued. a

' Arm 65 is gangedto the arm H! by themecha'ni cal linkage 81:.Accordingly; arm- 9 progresses along thesecond level of contacts, i. e.from con tact'88 to 89 et seq. Contacts 88, 89, 90 and 9I are mutuallybridged so that the positive source of potential is applied through wire2| to contact 38. However, if the proper sequence of code digitspursuant to the presetting of the arms 62, 85, and the remaining bankselector arms are received, arm I9 will eventually engage contact 92 soas to energize the bell 93 through wire 94. It will be recognized,therefore, that receipt of the predetermined code will ring the bell soas to advise that a call is made, and the called station may receive themessage or converse over'conventional apparatus provided for thispurpose.

The advance of the arm I9 to the final contact 92 removes power fromthe'wire 2| so as to discontinue further operation ofthe apparatus. Whenhearing the bell, the operator may depress switch arm 95 against contact96 so as to energize reset relay 80 and return the arms 65 and I9 tostarting position and may commence the con versation.

Means are also provided to produce a reset of selector arm 65 when itadvances pursuant to one or more digits contained in a different codenumher but to which its selector switches are set. Thus, for example, iftWo digits from a diflerent code number coincide with the predeterminedcode, arm 65 will be advanced, but it should be automatically returnedwhen the other code signal is discontinued. This is effected by the backcontact I on relay 22 which is connected by wire IN to contact I02.Contact I02 normally is spring connected to contact I03 in the samemanner as contacts 31 and 38. Contact I03 is connected to wire 8|.Accordingly contacts I02 and I03 which are separated by arm 65 in itsrest position, are brought together when the arm 65 advances. At the endof a signal, the tone will cease so as to release relay 22. This willapply the positive potential to contact I00 and thence to the resetrelay 80 through closed contacts I02 and I03. If, how-' ever, the propersignal was received so as to bring the arm I9 to the final contact 92,power is removed from the remaining apparatus and applied only to thebell circuit.

The instant invention further provides means for group calling in that aplurality of different stations may be called simultaneously. This iseffected by employing supplementary digits to which all or a selectednumber of the stations respond. For example, the digit zero is includedin each bank of 10 selector switches and the zero is directly connectedto the third switch contact level I I0 of relay 61. The zero of thefirst switch bank shown is connected by wire III to the first contact II2 of the third level. The other zeros are connected to the succeedingcontacts. Arm I I3 is connected by wire I I4 to wire 66 so as tooperatethe relay 67 and advance the arms 65, I9 and H3 simultaneously. If thepredetermined code is received the arm 65 will control the applicationof energizing current to relay Bl. If,- on the other hand, one or morezeros are received the arms will advance notwithstanding thepre-selection function of the bank arms since the zeros arepre-connected at all times. Accordingly if stations 7911 to 7999 are tobe called simultaneously, the remote operator will call 7900. In thesame manner, only one zero or all zeros may be transmitted dependingupon the desired group to be called. It will be observed that zerocomprises ten impulses so as to advance arm 30 to the last contact.

"The' instant invention further includes a system for transmittingsupplementary information as, for example, an indication of thefrequency which the remote station is to employ in answering. A modifiedapparatus for effecting this purpose is illustrated in Fig. 2.

The apparatus schematically shown in Fig. 2, duplicates the device ofFig. 1 except that a second level of contacts I25 is provided on thefirst stepper switch. Arm I26 traverses such second level contacts andit is connected by wire I21 to arm 30. Arms 30 and I2 6 are linked bythe mechanical linkage I2 0. Another deviation from the circuit of Fig.1 is the modification of the wiring of the second level of contacts ofthe second stepper switch. Contacts 92, instead of being directlyconnected to the alarm, is connected to relay winding I29 which is inturn connected, through wire I30, to all of a series of lamps I1, I32 etseq. These lam s are respectively connected to the contacts of levelI25. Accordingly, wire 2I receives its positive potential throughcontacts I44 and I43 instead of through bank 20 and arm I9 as in thecircuit of Fig. 1. Further, arm I9 is connected to ground and negativein stead of to positive potential.

Assuming now that a four digit number is dialed, arm I9 will be advancedto contact 92 at the end of the fourth digit. At this time, contacts 40and 4! are open, and positive potential is withheld from relay I29 atthe end of the fourth digit. At the very next digit which is dialed,contacts 40 and M will close but relay I29 is not energized becausecontacts 34 and 35 are open. However, at the end of the fifth digit,relay 3I drops out so as to engage contacts 34 and 35 while contacts 40and 4| are still closed. This completes the positive potential circuitthrough wire 42, wire I21 and arm I26 and whichever contact of the firststeppers second level on which arm I26 has come to rest. Accordingly,one of the lamps I3I, et seq, will be energized through wire I30, thecircuit further energizing relay I29 through contact '92 and arm I9 toground.

When relay I29 is energized, armature MI is brought to contact I42 whichis connected to the positive source of potential so as to sound thealarm 93a. Simultaneously, armature I43 is re-' moved from the contactI44 so as to disconnect positive potential from the apparatus save tothe alarm.

It will be observed, therefore, that the modification of the secondembodiment does not ring the alarm on the fourth digit or character, butit holds back until a fifth digit has been received. The fifth digit mayrepresent a particular frequency or other desired information and it notonly operates the alarm according to the code signal comprising fourdigits but it energizes one of the lights I3I etscq, which may indicatea particular frequency. Thus, the remote station will be apprised by theparticular light energized as to which frequency it is desired that itanswer upon, or other information such as which one of any ten remotestations is calling.

Fig. 3 is a. further modification of the selector system which permits aplurality of individual circuits at the remote station to he turnedeither on or off at will and independently of each other by the operatorof the transmitting station. Five such individual circuits are shown asgenerally disposed in the position of the lights I3I, I32 et seq of themodification of Fig. 2.

In Fig. 3 relay I29 is omitted and wire 2I is directly connected to thepositive terminal I'I'.

Arm. is): of. the; second level oil the second stepper switch is;directly grounded. Accordingly, after the first four digits have beenaccepted in the normal manner soas to advance the; second stepper switcharms, arm l9 will.- engage contact 92 so that when any fifth number isdialed, a circuit will be. completed through the second level hi ot'thefirst stepper as explained in the description of Fig.2. V. i The relaycomprising coils 53, IE4 is a conventional mechanical locking relayofthe type where momentary energizing of coil I53 closes the circuit ofarmature 155 to wire I56. Energiz ingof coil I54, in turn, opens orreleases the circuit. Thus, the five circuits No.1, 2, 3, etc. may beclosed or opened by selective operation .of the coils tse, I54 or coilsI51, I58, etc. Wire i59'is common to all the armatures of the on, oilrelays. It will thus be,- observed that after dialing the fifth digit,the on or off coil in series with the selected circuit will be energizedwhen the nor.- mal stepping impulse to thesecond stepper is ap. pliedbythe engagement of contacts 35 and 34 following the fifthdialed digit.Aiter such stepping impulse which operates the on. or off relay coil inseries; with that contact of level 125 on which arm I26 comes tomomentary rest, the resetting impulse returns both starter wheels tostarting position. The second stepper is thus ree setbecause steppingcoil 61 isnot operated whereas contacts 37 and 38 are closed. However,the selected on or oil relay coil was operated and a circuit wasaccordingly turned on or ofi. The second stepper automaticaly returns toinitial position ready for further operation since no impulse wasreceived by coil 67 so as to advance the stepper and; the release pulseresets it, as above described.

. Whereas the modification of Fig, 3 does not specifically show an alarmcircuit, it is evident that the on, off circuits may be used for thispurpose. Contact level I iii of the second stepper is also employed forgroup callingor operation, as above described.

It will be understood from the foregoing that a selective operatingsystem has been provided which, among other functions described, effectsthe remote operation of various electrical devices by closing selectedload circuits after the remote station itself has, been selected by thecentral operator. Such load circuits include th alarm circuit, thefrequency or other information supplying circuits, or the on-oficircuits for controlling many operations as will be evident.

Whilethere has been described what at prescut is considered a preferredembodiment. of the invention, itwill. be evident that many changesand'modifications may be made therein without progressing over said.series. of. contacts a. series or selector switches selectivelyconnected betweenthe. contacts of the respective stepper. switcheseachof saidselector switches being 'presettable. to; determine theacceptance of: received digits; the arm of said second stepper switchconnectingany particular selector switch to said secondstepper switch.actuating relay when a received digits corresponds to the setting of theselector. switch, said connection to said secondstepper switch relayoperating to. advanc said. second stepper switch, a supplementarystepper arm on said second stepper-switch, an indicating alarm; and anelectrical circuit" closed by said supp1ementary stepper arm so as to.actuate said alarm when saidsecond stepperswitch has, progressed anumber "of discrete steps corresponding to the. digitsin the desiredcall signal.

2'. A selector calling system comprising; a first. stepper switchoperating to advance to a, position. corresponding to the, number ofimpulses in. a received digit, a second stepper switchopera-ting. toprogress discretely with-each received and accepted digit of a desirednumbeneach of said. stepper switches'including a series of contacts andan arm for progressing over. said. series of: contacts, a series ofselector switches selectively electrically connected between thecontacts, of. the respective stepper switches and operative to determinethe acceptance of. received digits, a supplementary stepper arm 'onsaidsecond stepper. switciran indicating alarm-, and an electrical circuitclosed by said supplementary stepper arm so as to actuate said alarmwhen said second stepper; switch has progressed a number of dis.-cretesteps correspondingto the digits in the desired number, each ofsaid selector switches in. cluding a series ofpre-settable switchconnections for predetermining the desired number, one of said switchconnections in each selector switch representing a group callingconnection, an additional series of contacts including-a traversing.

departing from its spirit. ltis therefore aimed inthe. appended claimsto cover all such changes and modifications which fall within the truespirit and. scope of the. invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A selector calling system comprising a first stepper switch includingan actuating relay therearm therefor on saidsecondstepper-switch, eachof said group calling connections being electrically connected to oneof. said additional series of. contacts, said traversing arm being;connected. to one or said. additional series of contacts so. as to form.an electrical. circuit, with. one of said group calling connections; anda relay for advancing said second stepper switch, said traversing. arm;being connected to said relay.

3. A selector calling system comprising a first stepper-switch includingan actuating relay there for and operating toadvance to a positionco1'.-'

responding tothe number of impulses in a re-- ceived digit of a. codesignal and to. return to starting position at the end of eachdig it of aseries of digits comprising said code signal, a second stepper switchincluding an actuating relay therefor and operating to progressdiscretely with each received; and accepted digit of a. desired codesignal, each of said stepper. switches. including a series of contacts.and an arm for progressing; over said series of. contacts, a series ofselector switches selectively connected between the contacts of therespective stepper switches,

each of said selector switches being prersettable to determine theacceptance of received-digits, the arm of said second stepper switchconnecting any particular selector switch to said second stepperv switchactuating relay when a received digit corresponds: to the setting ofthe; selector. switch, said connection. to said second stepper switchrelay operating to advancefsaid second' stepper lswitch a supplementarystepper arm on said second stepper switch, an indicating alarm, and anelectrical circuit closed by said supplementary stepper arm so as toactuate said alarm when said second stepper switch has progressed anumber of discrete steps corresponding to the digits in the desired callsignal, said selector further including a reset relay winding for saidsecond stepper switch and operative to return said second stepper switchto initial position upon the reception of an undesired digit, saidsecond stepper switch being connected at the release thereof to saidsecond stepper switch reset relay through its actuating relay when itssaid actuating relay is not energized whereby said second stepper switchrelay is operative when an undesired digit is received.

4. A system according to claim 3 and including a supplemental series ofcontacts including a traversing arm therefor on said second stepperswitch, each of said selector switches including switch connections forpredetermining acceptable digits, one of said switch connections in eachselector switch representing a group calling connection, each of saidgroup calling connections being electrically connected to one of saidsupplementary series of contacts, said traversing arm being connected toeach one of said supplementary series of contacts as it traverses theseries so as to form an electrical circuit with any one of said groupcalling connections, said traversing arm being connected to saidactuating relay.

5. A selector calling system for responding to a predetermined codesignal consisting of a series of characters, said system comprising afirst stepper switch, means for advancing said first stepper switch to aposition corresponding to the number of impulses in a received characterand for returning it to starting position at the end of each characterof a series of characters, an input circuit for feeding the receivedcharacters to said stepper switch in the form of impulses, a secondstepper switch for advancing in discrete steps as predeterminedcharacters are received, a series or selector switches interposedbetween and electrically connecting said stepper switches, theconnection being selectable according to the characters to be accepted,an indicating alarm including an electrical circuit and an arm on saidsecond stepper switch for closing said alarm electrical circuit whensaid second stepper switch has advanced to a predetermined pointrepresenting the completion of the code signal.

6. A selector calling system for responding to a predetermined codesignal, said system comprising a first stepper switch, means foradvancing said first stepper switch to a position corresponding to thenumber of pulses in a received digit, an input circuit connected to saidfirst stepper switch for feeding the received digits to said stepperswitch in the form of impulses, a slow closing relay in said inputcircuit for discriminating against transient impulses not included insaid predetermined code, a second stepper switch for advancing indiscrete steps as predetermined digits are received, a series ofselector switches interposed between and electrically connecting saidstepper switches, the connection being selectable according to thedigits to be accepted, an indicating alarm including an electricalcircuit, and an arm on said second stepper switch for closing said alarmelectrical circuit when said second stepper switch has advanced to apredetermined point representing the completion of the code.

7. A selector calling system for responding to a redetermined codesignal consisting of a series of characters, said system comprising afirst stepper switch connected so as to advance to a positioncorresponding to the number of impulses in a received character and toreturn to starting position at the end of each character of the series,an input circuit connected so as to feed the received characters to saidstepper switch in the form of impulses, a second stepper switchincluding an actuating relay therefor for advancing the second stepperswitch in discrete steps as predetermined characters are received, aseries of selector switches interposed between and electricallyconnecting said stepper switches, each of said selector switchesincluding a series of selectable electrical contacts and being settableon selected contacts so as to predetermine acceptable characters, a slowreleasing relay for closing an electrical circuit through said firststepper switch and one of said series of selector switches to saidsecond stepper switch actuating relay at the end of a received characterfor which said one of said series of selector switches is preset, therelease time of said slow releasing relay being such as to remain closedduring the reception. of a series of impulses representing one receivedcharacter, an indicating alarm including an electrical circuit therefor,and an arm on said second stepper switch for closing said alarmelectrical circuit when said second stepper switch has advanced to apredetermined point.

8. A selector calling system according to claim '7 and wherein eachstepper switch includes a series of contacts and an arm for progressingover the series of contacts, the contacts of said first stepper switchbeing selectively connected to the contacts of said second stepperswitch through said series of selector switches.

WILLIAM WALTER McGOFFIN.

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